Tracklist:
A. "Hinds Sight"
B. "losing Track V.I.P"
C. "Lightweight"
D. "Come Back"
Clips of "hinds Sight" & "Come Back" on my myspace music player!!!
http://www.myspace.com/breakagesw
Boomkat Review:
It's been a very good year for Breakage, reaching its peak with the release of the immense "Clarendon / The Shroud" twelve for the Digital Soundboy label a few months back. This super-loud doublepack finds Jamie Boyle on firing form, with another diverse and incredibly well produced set of tracks dipping into a number of urban structures that cross the lines between Jungle, Breaks, Dubstep and Garage. The opening "Hindsight" is just a killer Amen-driven junglist session, a kind of Hardcore purism permeating the mix and bringing to mind vintage Suburban Bass/Reinforced material - no faint praise. "Losing Track (VIP) on the flip is a minimal killer in the Photek vein, the edits tight as anything and the clipped bass notes imbuing proceedings with a depth of field that just sums up this guy's brilliance. "Lightweight" continues the theme with a rolling percussive skeleton that sticks to the Photek template, but its the final track on the set, the immense "Come Back" which is the most daring and inventive thing on offer - a stripped back rendition with a bass pulse, woodblock percussion and synth melody that's austere, moving and self restrained in equal measure, another out and out breakage killer. ESSENTIAL PURCHASE.
Dogs On Acid:
After two stops over on Shy FX's Digital Soundboy, Breakage makes his return to Bassbin, dropping his latest release on Rohan’s label since his dynamic This Too Shall Pass LP, a trek into the murky depths entitled ''Hinds Sight EP''. Straight from the rip, Breakage comes correct with the title track, a nasty dubby monster, replete with crisp amens and woofer-hugging bass. A VIP of ''Losing Track'' is up next, and sees to accentuate on the original's mood and vibe, all the while keeping a steady groove, throwing in a different drumbeat every now and again. Nothing too crazy in this one, this is just a perfect, moody number. ''Lightweight'' is anything but, upping the ante with a bevy of percussion and dub-wise feel, which drops into a sick, muted roller. Hypnotic with its understated bass, this one is ripe for the mix. Bringing up the rear is ''Come Back'', a track that’s more in the vein of Breakage's latest Digital Soundboy: with white noise and a subdued feel, this one is for the head-nodders. All in all, not only does Breakage still have it, he's taking his sound to the next level, showing that he can come with the heavy amen pressure, but then on the flip come with something that's devoid of that boisterous sound. Solid EP.
